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Granulocytic sarcoma of the uterus
Author(s) -
Kapadia Silloo B.,
Krause John R.,
Kanbour Anisa I.,
Hartsock Robert J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197802)41:2<687::aid-cncr2820410238>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , uterus , sarcoma , cervix , stain , leukemia , infiltration (hvac) , lymphoma , cytology , immunology , staining , cancer , thermodynamics , physics
The presenting features of vaginal bleeding and abnormal cytologic smears in a elderly patient with simultaneously occurring acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), were due to massive infiltration of the uterine cervix and endometrium by immature myeloid elements or granulocytic sarcoma. The abnormal cytologic smears and uterine mass were initially believed to represent a poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma. The diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma was confirmed with the naphthol AS‐D chloroacetate stain that demonstrated activity in the cytoplasm of the neoplastic cells.